If the table has the same lock as the one in my MV you have VERY slim
chance of forcing it open.  The latch is like a one-way clicker.  I.e. 
push and release to open, push and release to latch shut.  I had to keep
trying for two months to get my table loose.  I haven't let it latch back
since.  It looks like it may only need some lubrication to work correctly. 
But there is absolutely no backup method of releasing the table. 

Good luck,

Trace Choulat
tchoul@unf.edu

On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Tom Forhan wrote:

> Today's problem with my buddy's new Carat is that the table does
> not unfold from the wall.
> 
> I've never seen one of these tables before. It seems there is some sort
> of catch behind the table low on the side. Is it a positive catch, or
> some sort of jamming or spring mechanism: should he try to force it?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom F.
>